Heartworms, Future Palace, Pantera, and Chuck Prophet - February fun

Call for papers for one day symposium on politics, harm and justice at UoN (as part of BSC Midlands Regional Group) is open! I'm organising with various folk from UoN including @stephenfarrall.bsky.social, @warrcrim.bsky.social and others not on bluesky. Feel free to get in touch if interested!

Food rotting in container ships, medicines deteriorating in warehouses, clinics closed. Well done #musk #trump www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Roll up, roll up ...we are recruiting new trustees at Transform Justice. Do join us...no trustee experience needed. Details here www.transformjustice.org.uk/wp-content/u...

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Are our courts capable of dealing with vulnerable children? In this episode, Aika Stephenson and Danielle Manson join us to discuss which cases go to court, how children are treated and how courts could be more child friendly. 🎧Listen now! pod.fo/e/29bea1

What Up Gangsta

Things are feeling festive in this house 🎄

Very pleased to be able to share this paper, a true team effort! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

The shame is with the 51 men found guilty today! Gisele Pelicot will forever be the face of bravery 💜 Solidarity with all survivors #giselepelicot #NoMoreShame

Gisèle Pelicot, post convictions, says she "never regretted" opening up the trial, "so society could see what was happening" adding she has "confidence in our capacity collectively to find a better future where women & men can live together in mutual respect". What a debt of gratitude we owe her.

Taxpayers can't fund payouts for Waspi women, Starmer says. Nonsense. Payment can be phased. Govts that fund wars; bailout banks & energy companies; hand £895bn QE to speculators, subsidies to oil, gas, biomass, auto, steel, microchip & others can also fund justice. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It was a real pleasure to join Paula, the CEO of @unlockcharity.bsky.social , to discuss the reality of living with a a criminal record in England and Wales. Do have a listen and feel free to get in touch if you’d like to know more about my research. Thanks for having us!

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Louise Haigh is one of 12.5 million people in the UK with a criminal record. Paula Harriott @unlockcharity.bsky.social & @nicolacollett.bsky.social discuss the reaction to Haigh's resignation and the reality of life with a criminal record. 🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/2905a0

My first book! Leaders with #livedexperience can inform practice relationships that are humanising, empowering & nurturing of empathy, solidarity and social action routledge.com/Peer-Mentori... #peermentoring

Israel has committed — and is continuing to commit — genocide in Gaza.

Coca-Cola has been accused of quietly abandoning a pledge to achieve a 25% reusable packaging target by 2030 in what campaigners call a “masterclass in greenwashing”.⁠

Missed opportunity by ⁦‪@_Government_UK‬⁩ to make it clear that a #haigh conviction is spent, and that those with spent #convictions should not face public pillorying or discrimination. This protection needs to be strengthened in law. ⁦‪@unlockcharity‬⁩ #humanrights ⁦‪⁦‪@MoJGovUK‬⁩ ⁦‪

Wow...that came out of the blue. bbc.co.uk/news/article.... Government are consulting on problems in the Single Justice Procedure, a bit of the justice system which is currently unjust in many ways. Our podcast was a good primer www.transformjustice.org.uk/news-insight...

Just seen #fungifriends - a friend of mine makes eco friendly jewellery and has a cute fungi collection www.silverandfern.co.uk/collections/...

I'm gon' hit your business if it's momentary blissness

Your sniffer dogs are shite

Two seasons, one photo. Made for a lovely lunchtime run

Rules are rules... doesn't matter the platform. 🥰

It’s a bit gloomy today, but Autumn really is the season